ZAGREB AND DAYTON CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE SIGN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION

ZAGREB, June 14 (Hina) - Representatives of Dayton's and Zagreb's chambers of commerce on Monday signed an agreement on business cooperation which would promote the three-year-long cooperation between the United States and Croatia. The agreement also includes the exchange of information and data on companies interested in possible partnerships and investments, president of the Zagreb Chamber of Commerce Vjekoslav Tomasic and Dayton Mayor Michael Turner said after the signing of the agreement. The two chambers expect the United States to make five to six investments in Zagreb's economy in the next three to five years. Both parties are expected to realise about 10 export programmes in the same period. In line with the previously agreed exchange of experts of the two chambers, representative of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Harold Kaplan will be staying in Croatia until June 22. The exchange of experts aims at familiarising representatives of the two chambers with the work and the organisation of the two chambers. The exchange will also promote business connections between companies from the two cities. During his visit, Kaplan will present many Croatian companies with concrete cooperation proposals in the fields of metal-working industry, engineering industry, building trade, etc. Dayton is very significant for Zagreb, particularly because of its high level of technological development, and very strong military and metal industries. Croatia's metallurgy is in bad shape, so we are looking forward to joint projects in that field as well, Tomasic concluded. (hina) it